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Connecting Your Printer79
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Connecting Your Printer
Your Dell™ 2150cn/2150cdn Color Printer interconnection cable must meet the 
following requirements:
 NOTE: The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of 
Dell 2150cn Color Printer.
Connection type Connection specifications
USB USB 2.0
Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX/1000 Base-T
Wireless (optional) IEEE 802.11b/802.11g/802.11n
1 USB port
2 Ethernet port
3 Wireless adapter socket
 

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80Connecting Your Printer
Connecting Printer to Computer or Network
Direct Connection
A local printer is a printer which is directly connected to your computer using 
the USB cable. If your printer is connected to a network instead of your 
computer, skip this section and go to Network Connection.
The following operating systems support USB connection:
• Microsoft® Windows® XP
• Windows XP 64-bit Edition
• Windows Server
® 2003
• Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008...

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Connecting Your Printer81
 NOTE: Ensure that you match the USB symbol on the cable to the USB symbol 
on the printer.
2Connect the other end of the cable into a USB port of the computer. 
 NOTICE: Do not connect the printer USB cable to the USB port available on the 
keyboard.
Network Connection
To connect the printer to a network:
1Connect the network cable.
1 USB port
 

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82Connecting Your Printer
To connect the printer to the network, connect one end of an Ethernet cable into 
the Ethernet port on the rear of the printer, and the other end to a LAN drop or 
hub. To setup a wireless connection, insert the wireless adapter into the wireless 
adapter socket on the back of the printer.
For a wireless connection, see Installing the Optional Wireless Adapter.
 NOTE: To use the wireless adapter, be sure to disconnect the network cable.
Turning on the Printer
 CAUTION: Do not...

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Setting the IP Address83
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Setting the IP Address
 NOTE: The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of 
Dell™ 2150cn Color Printer.
Assigning an IP Address
An IP address is a unique number that consists of four sections that are delimited 
by a period and can include up to three digits in each section, for example, 
111.222.33.44.
You can select the IP mode from Dual Stack, IPv4, and IPv6. If your network 
supports both IPv4...

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84Setting the IP Address
FILE LOCATION:  C:\Users\fxstdpc-
admin\Desktop\30_UG??\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\section08.fm
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3Click IP Configuration.
4Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
When Using the Operator Panel
For more information on using the operator panel, see Operator Panel.
1
Turn on the printer.
2Press the  (Menu) button.
3Press   button until Admin Menu appears, and then press the  (Set) 
button.
4Press   button until...

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Setting the IP Address85
FILE LOCATION:  C:\Users\fxstdpc-
admin\Desktop\30_UG??\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\section08.fm
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10Use   and   buttons to enter the first octet of the IP address, and then 
press  button.
The cursor moves to the next digit.
 NOTE: You can only enter one octet at a time and must press  button 
after entering each octet.
11
Enter the rest of the octets, and then press the  (Set) button.
12Press   and   buttons until...

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86Setting the IP Address
FILE LOCATION:  C:\Users\fxstdpc-
admin\Desktop\30_UG??\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\section08.fm
DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 9/13/10 - FOR PROOF ONLY
You can also assign the IP address to the printer when installing the printer drivers 
with the installer. When you use the 
Network Installation feature, and the Get 
IP Address
 is set to AutoIP or DHCP on the operator panel menu, you can 
set the IP address from 0.0.0.0 to the desired IP address on the printer selection...

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FILE LOCATION:  C:\Users\fxstdpc-
admin\Desktop\30_UG??\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\section08.fm
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2Verify the correct IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address are listed in 
the printer settings report under 
Network (Wired).
Verifying the Settings Using Ping Command
Ping the printer and verify that it responds. For example, at a command 
prompt on a network computer, type ping followed by the new IP address 
(for...

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88Setting the IP Address
FILE LOCATION:  C:\Users\fxstdpc-
admin\Desktop\30_UG??\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\Mioga_SFP_UG_FM\section08.fm
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